and from it I wish to quote, from the English text
starting with the first paragraph, and in the German text it appears at
the first paragraph of Page 2. Quoting directly:

"The Army group center has the
intention to apprehend 40,000-50,000 youths at the ages of 10 to 14
who are in the Army territory and to transport them to the Reich."
I wish to pass now to line 21 of Paragraph 1. Quoting directly I read
as follows:

"It is intended to allot these juveniles primarily to the German
trades as apprentices to be used as skilled workers after 2 years'
training. This is to be arranged through the Organization Todt which
is especially equipped for such a task by means of its technical and
other set-ups. This action is being greatly welcomed by the German
trade since it represents a decisive measure for the alleviation of
the shortage of apprentices."

Passing a little further on in that document, I wish to call to the
attention of the Tribunal Paragraph 1 on Page 2, and to quote it
directly:

"This action is aimed not only at
preventing a direct reinforcement of the enemy's military strength but
also at a reduction of his biological potentialities as viewed from
the perspective of the future. These ideas have been voiced not only
by the Reichsführer SS but also by the Führer Corresponding
orders were given during last year's withdrawals in the southern
sector . . . . "

I call to
Your Honor's attention particularly that the approval of the Defendant
Rosenberg is noted on Page 3 of the document. It is a note in ink on the
original. I quote it:

"Obergruppenfüher Berger has
received another memorandum on June 14, according to which the Reich
Minister now has approved the action."

THE PRESIDENT: Mr. Dodd, did you mean to leave out the sentence at the
bottom of Page 1?

MR. DODD: No, Your Honor, I did not, but I did not want to refer to it
at this time. I will refer to it a little later on.

THE PRESIDENT: Isn't it really a part of what follows at the top of
Page 2, which you did read, "Following are the arguments . . ."

MR. DODD: Yes, I did omit that. I thought you were referring to the
sentence above. I'm sorry.

"Following are the arguments against
this decision of the minister."  and then quoting  "This
action is not only aimed at preventing direct reinforcement of any
military . . ."